The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is pushing for a tighter oversight of the teaching profession through a draft Bill aimed at revising the Teachers Service Commission Act.
The draft Bill tend to give TSC the authority to suspend or deregister teachers found guilty of misconduct, with an internal review committee handling appeals before matters reach the courts.
It also introduces new offences, such as sexual exploitation of students, and expands the definition of serious offences to include acts that “grossly offend public policy and interest”.
The amendments, which was presented to the parliamentary Committee on Education in Naivasha, also propose tighter entry requirements for teacher training, improved registration and employment procedures, and new disciplinary measures aligned with national law.
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The amendments would also allow TSC to decentralise operations through zonal offices, establish new directorates, and create an Institute of Teacher Support and Professional Development (ITSPD) to oversee continuous teacher training, taking inspiration from the Kenya School of Government, which provides development programs for public servants.
Additionally, the Bill broadens the definition of ‘institutional administrator’ to cover school heads, deputy principals, registrars, deans, senior teachers, and other administrative staff. Members of Parliament (MPs) probed how these changes would be structured and implemented.
By Juma Ndigo
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